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package org.jsecurity.web.attr;

import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;

/**
 * A <tt>WebAttribute</tt> is a storage mechanism for a single object accessible during a web request.
 *
 * <p>It is used to make objects associated with the transient request persistent beyond the request so that they can
 * be retrieved at a later time.
 *
 * @author Les Hazlewood
 * @since 0.2
 */
public interface WebAttribute<T> {

    //TODO - complete JavaDoc

    T retrieveValue(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response);

    void storeValue(T value, ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response);

    void removeValue(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response);
}
